EP 4170828 A1 20230426 - ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC LATCHING AND SLIDABLE LOCK

Title (en)

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC LATCHING AND SLIDABLE LOCK

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHER VERBINDER MIT AUTOMATISCHER VERRIEGELUNG UND VERSCHIEBBARER VERRIEGELUNG

Title (fr)

CONNECTEUR ÉLECTRIQUE À VERROUILLAGE AUTOMATIQUE ET VERROUILLAGE COULISSANT

Publication

EP 4170828 A1 20230426 (EN)

Application

EP 22197607 A 20220926

Priority

US 202163262705 P 20211019
US 202117643885 A 20211213

Abstract (en)

An electrical connector comprises a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region. A hinge support protrudes from the housing body. A curved wall portion extends outward from the central region. A lid has a hollow portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support. A spring or resilient member is configured to bias the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more electrically conductive terminals in an interior of the electrical socket. A slider is arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be rotationally raised or flipped upward.

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/447 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H01R 24/66 (2011.01); H01R 24/86 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01R 13/447 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01 - US); H01R 13/62933 (2013.01 - EP); H01R 13/639 (2013.01 - US); H01R 13/6395 (2013.01 - EP); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01 - US); H01R 13/748 (2013.01 - EP); H01R 24/66 (2013.01 - EP); H01R 24/86 (2013.01 - EP); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[IY] EP 3249756 A1 20171129 - DELPHI INT OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG SARL [LU]
[I] DE 202009002880 U1 20100722 - JAEGER ERICH GMBH & CO KG [DE]
[IY] DE 19832181 A1 20000120 - ABB PATENT GMBH [DE]
[Y] US 2004259397 A1 20041223 - DAVIS JAMES DEWAYNE [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4170828 A1 20230426; US 11735863 B2 20230822; US 2023124805 A1 20230420

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22197607 A 20220926; US 202117643885 A 20211213